Internet got 4x slower after a fresh install of Ubuntu Intrepid

[Kaixi Luo]

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Craig Huffstetler <
craig.huffstetler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lucio and I were talking a bit via e-mail a few moments ago. I'm not
> sure if he agrees with my views or not, but I bounced some ideas off
> of him.
>
> 1) We both were unclear of how you were measuring your decrease in
> speeds (the loss in "4x"). Can you let us know? Is it just by looking
> at your download speeds in your applications? Which brings me to:
>
> 2) What applications are you using that you are noticing the decreased
> speeds in?
>
> For #2, if these applications use specific ports please make sure that
> port forwarding is setup on your router. After a fresh install the
> ports may have changed or the applications may have changed
> completely.
>
> Also, make sure that your local IP address is up-to-date on your
> router for the ports. You can check your IP address in Ubuntu by
> opening up a terminal and issuing the command:
>
> test at test:~$ ifconfig
>
> It will be under "eth*" (depending on your network card, for example
> eth0, eth1, etc.). It will not be "lo." It will appear right beside
> "inet addr:" Such as:
> inet addr: 192.168.1.3
>
> Cheers,
>
> Craig
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Kaixi Luo <kaixiluo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I just made a fresh install of Ubuntu 8.10 on my computer and the
> internet
> > connection (ethernet connection via router) is 4x slower than before. For
> > instance, I used to get a download speed of 450 KB/s and now the limit is
> > 130 KB/s. Any ideas of how to fix this? Thanks.
> >
> > K
>
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Thanks you all for the time you took in helping me. :) I've just tested my
broadband connection on another PC with Windows XP. I get the same problems
there. This leads me to think it has nothing to do with Ubuntu. In the end,
it all seems to be a issue with my ISP. After all, I can't say they provide
me with a great service (I've already had some problems with them in the
past)

Cheers,

K
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